Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
al-Madain: the city of Kisra on the Tigris, which is Ctesiphon. al-Baladhuri reports that the Muslims besieged Bahurasir for nine or eighteen months. Yazdajird then fled to Hulwan, and the Muslims crossed the Tigris by wading and swimming. They conquered the eastern city in the year 16 AH. 1
Connections
- Ruled by
- Sa'd ibn Mas'ud al-Thaqafi
- Site of
- Conquest of al-Mada'in: Bahurasir (15 AH)
People and things also explored
Hashim ibn Utba al-Mirqal· Zuhra ibn Hawiyya al-Sa'di· Conquest of al-Mada'in: Bahurasir (15 AH)· Sa'd ibn Mas'ud al-Thaqafi
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Mada'in”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/al-madain/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.